to: enable the Australian Grape and Wine Authority to implement, facilitate and administer programs for cider and in relation to international wine tourism, and to administer grant programs for wine; change the authority’s name to Wine Australia; and amend the short title of the Act to the

The bill: establishes the Regional Investment Corporation to administer farm business loans and financial assistance granted to states and territories in relation to water infrastructure projects, and any future programs prescribed by rules; provides for the corporation’s functions, operating mandate, ministerial directions, board membership and appointment of a chief executive officer and staff; and provides for miscellaneous matters, including the recovery of costs, delegations, power to make rules, and an independent review of the operation of the Act before 1 July 2024.

to: require a food safety management certificate from importers of certain foods where at-border testing alone is insufficient to provide assurance of food safety; enable food to be held at the border where there is uncertainty about the safety of a particular food and where the scientific approach to verify its safety is not established; provide additional powers to monitor and manage new and emerging risks; recognise a foreign country’s food safety regulatory system where it is equivalent to Australia’s food safety system; establish differentiated enforcement provisions to enable a graduated approach to non-compliance; require importers of food to keep records to enable traceability of food; and make technical amendments.

to: enable statutory research and development corporations to undertake marketing activities funded by voluntary contributions; remove the requirement that the corporations can undertake marketing only where a marketing levy is attached to the corporation; and enable corporations to undertake incidental activities such as consulting about, or planning, marketing activities.

to: provide that the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) must have regard to the objective of ensuring that the interests of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fishers are taken into account in the performance of its functions; provide an additional eligibility criteria for AFMA commissioners of expertise in matters relating to recreational or Indigenous fishing; provide restrictions on the appointment of commissioners who hold an executive position in a fishing representative organisation; increase the maximum size of management advisory committees from seven to ten (in addition to the Chair and the AFMA staff member); and require AFMA to try as far as practical to have memberships of commercial and recreational fishers on management advisory committees; and

Fisheries Management Act 1991

to provide that the minister, AFMA and Joint Authorities established under the Act must have regard to ensuring that the interests of commercial, recreational and Indigenous fishers are taken into account in the performance of their functions.

to cease the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) Advisory Board;

Agricultural and Veterinary Chemicals Code Act 1994

to: amend the information that the APVMA is required to provide to Food Standards Australia New Zealand; and amend an incorrect reference in the Agvet Code;

Australian Meat and Live-stock Industry Act 1997

to: remove the requirements for an export licence to export meat by-products and for certain documents to be tabled; and repeal obsolete provisions;

Biosecurity Act 2015

to make minor technical amendments;

Dairy Produce Act 1986

,

Forestry Marketing and Research and Development Services Act 2007

and

Sugar Research and Development Services Act 2013

to remove the requirements for certain documents to be tabled;

Farm Household Support Act 2014

to remove the ability of the secretary to delegate their general rule-making power;

Fisheries Administration Act 1991

to cease the Fishing Industry Policy Council;

Fisheries Management Act 1991

to: enable the Australian Fisheries Management Authority to renew an existing permit without existing permit holders needing to re-apply; transfer the functions of the Statutory Fishing Rights Allocation Review Panel to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, and cease the panel; and remove the text of the Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America;

Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012

to enable the secretary to delegate certain powers;

Primary Industries Research and Development Act 1989

to remove the requirement for the minister to organise an annual co-ordination meeting for the chairs of the statutory research and development corporations; and

Water Amendment (Review Implementation and Other Measures) Act 2016

to clarify dates for water-related reviews and change a commencement date. Also repeals the

Rural Adjustment Act 1992

to cease the National Rural Advisory Council, makes consequential amendments to the

to: introduce new offences for a person recklessly or intentionally representing themselves to be, or to be acting on behalf of, or with the authority of, a Commonwealth entity or service; and introduce a new injunction power to allow authorised persons to seek injunctive relief to prevent a person from engaging in conduct in contravention of the new offences.

to clarify the validity of ministerial acts and the operation of provisions about the management of compilations prepared for the Federal Register of Legislation;

Archives Act 1983

to: provide the National Archives of Australia with tools to manage high-volume applicants requesting access to records; and make other minor technical amendments;

Bankruptcy Act 1966

to clarify that the Family Court of Australia has bankruptcy jurisdiction when a trustee applies to have a financial agreement set aside under the

Family Law Act 1975

;

Domicile Act 1982

to provide that it applies to territories currently specified in the Domicile Regulations 1982;

Evidence Act 1995

to amend the presumption about when postal articles sent by prepaid post are received;

Family Law Act 1975

to: introduce new offences relating to international parental child abduction and to allow a person to request a location order for the purposes of the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction; clarify who may perform the powers of the registry managers; align financial and other provisions for de facto and married couples; make various amendments relating to the operation of the family law courts; and make minor and technical amendments;

International Arbitration Act 1974

to: specify the meaning of ‘competent court’ for the purpose of the Model Law; clarify procedural requirements for enforcement of an arbitral award; modernise provisions governing certain arbitrators’ powers; and clarify the application of certain confidentiality provisions;

Marriage Act 1961

to: remove outdated concepts and ensure consistency with the

Family Law Act 1975

in relation to parental consent for the marriage of minors; and make minor and technical amendments; and

Sex Discrimination Act 1984

to remove the exemption for discrimination against women employed, engaged or appointed in Australian Defence Force positions involving combat duties. Also makes consequential amendments to nine Acts.